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Jeff Pilson Biography
Jeff Pilson is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on January 19, 1959 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. Known best for his work with the Los Angeles-based heavy metal group Dokken, Pilson also performed with the New York bands Dio and Foreigner and released four albums with his own band Flesh & Blood (later re-named War & Peace).
He and guitarist and fellow Dokken member George Lynch formed a music duo called Lynch/Pilson and released a 2003 album titled Wicked Underground.
Pilson’s current bass is a 1973 Fender P-Bass with ’66 pickups running through an Ampeg SVT. In the studio Pilson runs all of his basses through Ampeg SVTs, as well as the Ampeg SVX plug-in from IK Multimedia.
Pilson was born in Lake Forest, Illinois and spent part of his youth in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before moving to Longview, Washington, where he graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1976. He attended the University of Washington to study music after he had started playing bass at age 13 but left without a degree in order to pursue a career in music. One of his early bands was an Emerson, Lake & Palmer type progressive trio called Christmas. He moved to San Francisco in 1978 where he met up and became friends with guitarist Mike Varney. Varney and Pilson would join forces in the band Cinema. After moving back to Seattle for a brief period, Varney called Pilson to get involved in the recording of Rock Justice, a rock opera co-written by Varney and produced by Marty Balin.
He was born in Lake Forest, Illinois.
| Name | Jeff Pilson |
| First Name | Jeff |
| Last Name | Pilson |
| Occupation | Bassist |
| Birthday | January 19 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Place of Birth | Lake Forest |
| Home Town | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Ravinder Pilson |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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After the break-up of Dokken in the wake of the Monsters of Rock Tour 1988, Pilson, along with Randy Hansen, Vinny Appice and Michael Diamond of Legs Diamond, formed his own group called Flesh & Blood in 1989, handling lead vocal and rhythm guitar duties. After changing the name to War & Peace, Pilson released a total of four albums, starting with 1993’s Time Capsule, utilizing different players and line-ups along the way. The recordings of the original Flesh & Blood line-up were released in 1999 and re-issued in 2013 with a bonus track, packaged with recordings from another session, under the name War & Peace as The Flesh and Blood Sessions.
Jeff Pilson Net Worth
Jeff Pilson is one of the richest Bassist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jeff Pilson's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Before joining Dokken, he recorded one album with a group called Rock Justice and also contributed to Randy Hansen’s 1983 Astral Projection Live album.
An occasional actor as well as a musician, he appeared in the 2001 film Rock Star.
Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1959) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio in the 1990s. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, cello, keyboards, piano and mellotron. Pilson played fictional heavy metal bassist Jörgen in the 2001 film Rock Star, and voiced Johnny Cage in the 2011 video game Mortal Kombat.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Bassist |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In the early 1990s, Pilson also worked as a session bassist with the band Wild Horses (not to be confused with the British band of the same name), guitarist Michael Lee Firkins, and MSG, before taking part in the Dokken reunion which resulted in 1995’s Dysfunctional album. It was followed by the semi-acoustic One Live Night (1995), the controversial Shadowlife (1997), and Erase the Slate (1999), Pilson’s last studio album with the group. During the 1990s, Pilson also recorded and toured with Dio, appearing on both Strange Highways (1994) and Angry Machines (1996).
In 1993, Pilson collaborated with former Giuffria and Dio guitarist Craig Goldy, co-writing and contributing lead vocals to 4 songs on Goldy’s first solo album, Insufficient Therapy, issued on Shrapnel Records in 1993. During that time, Pilson, Goldy and drummer Tim Pedersen also had a heavy progressive rock project named 13th Floor although no album was ever released.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Becoming a vital member of the band from the get-go, Pilson was co-writer on many of Dokken’s best known and most successful songs, including Just Got Lucky, Alone Again, Into the Fire, The Hunter, In My Dreams, It’s Not Love, Kiss of Death, and Dream Warriors. Pilson recorded the studio albums Tooth and Nail (1984), Under Lock and Key (1985), and Back for the Attack (1987), all certified platinum, and the gold certified live album Beast from the East (1988).
After exiting both Dio and Dokken, he and former War & Peace mate, Tommy Henriksen, began working on a modern rock project called Underground Moon, for which Pilson decided to assume the pseudonym Dominic Moon. The album, which included a cover of Midnight Oil’s “Beds Are Burning”, was released in Europe and Japan in 2001 and Pilson put together a short-lived live band and performed a handful of L.A. club shows. The album saw a limited edition re-issue in 2008 through Polish company Metal Mind Productions.
Who is Jeff Pilson Dating?
According to our records, Jeff Pilson married to Ravinder Pilson. As of December 1, 2023, Jeff Pilson’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Jeff Pilson. You may help us to build the dating records for Jeff Pilson!Pilson has also worked as an actor, having appeared in the movie Rock Star, 2001. Pilson played bassist Jorgen, of the fictional band Steel Dragon, along with Zakk Wylde, future Foreigner bandmate, Jason Bonham, who also contributed to the Soundtrack, with Miljenko Matijevic and Jeff Scott Soto as vocalists, who can not be seen.
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On the heels of Underground Moon, Pilson reunited with his ex-Dokken bandmate, guitarist George Lynch, in a project called Lynch/Pilson, releasing the album Wicked Underground in 2003. After a proposed Dokken reunion did not materialize, Pilson re-teamed with Lynch and drummer Mick Brown in Tooth & Nail, later shortened to T & N in 2011. They would release Slave to the Empire, an album of re-worked Dokken songs and new material involving a plethora of guest vocalists in the fall of 2012. Pilson was also confirmed as the bass player on the Lynch Mob’s forthcoming 2015 studio release.
When did Jeff Pilson join Foreigner?
Pilson joined Foreigner in 2004, replacing bassist Bruce Turgon. Prior to that, the rocker found success playing the bands Dokken and Dio. More recently, Pilson has collaborated with Lynch Mob founder – and fellow Dokken alumni – George Lynch. The duo released an album of cover songs, Heavy Hitters, in 2020.
Who is Jeff Pilson wife?
Ravinder Pilson
How old is Jeff Pilson?
63 years (January 19, 1959)
Who are the original members of Dokken?
Formed in 1978, the group originally consisted of eponymous vocalist and guitarist Don Dokken, bassist Steven R. Barry and drummer Greg Pecka. By the time they recorded their debut album Breaking the Chains, the band’s lineup featured lead guitarist George Lynch, bassist Juan Croucier and drummer/vocalist Mick Brown.
Who did Jeff Pilson play for?
Music groups
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